No, it wasn't initially an argument at all...... but you decided to jump in and make it one.

I complained about how long it took for the refs to figure out a call, and SDRadierH8er replied that as long as they got the call right should it matter how long it took. So, I replied with skepticism, since I've yet to meet a fan who enjoyed waiting around for the refs to figure out what the hell they're doing.

The quality of the game is affected by the replacement refs, since they don't properly understand the rules. Making a timely decision is important, as well as making a correct one. The idea that it doesn't matter how long they take, as long as they make the right call is ludicrous. Under your definition, the refs could take 15 minutes, an hour, whatever, so long as they eventually get the call right.

Sorry, but the NFL is in the entertainment business....... if the refs drag out the time to takes them to make calls, then it effects the quality of the product. What the discussion is really about, is whether the replacement refs are doing the job properly. They are not. These refs have made multiple glaring mistakes, not just tardy calls. If you're too blind to see that, then there's no helping you.

No, it wasn't initially an argument at all...... but you decided to jump in and make it one.

I complained about how long it took for the refs to figure out a call, and SDRadierH8er replied that as long as they got the call right should it matter how long it took. So, I replied with skepticism, since I've yet to meet a fan who enjoyed waiting around for the refs to figure out what the hell they're doing.

The quality of the game is affected by the replacement refs, since they don't properly understand the rules. Making a timely decision is important, as well as making a correct one. The idea that it doesn't matter how long they take, as long as they make the right call is ludicrous. Under your definition, the refs could take 15 minutes, an hour, whatever, so long as they eventually get the call right.

Sorry, but the NFL is in the entertainment business....... if the refs drag out the time to takes them to make calls, then it effects the quality of the product. What the discussion is really about, is whether the replacement refs are doing the job properly. They are not. These refs have made multiple glaring mistakes, not just tardy calls. If you're too blind to see that, then there's no helping you.

I don't see it making that much of a difference. After a scoring play, the networks typically go to commercial anyway. game somewhat, but as long as they get the plays right, fans shouldn't complain much.

Of course it's my opinion. Do you need to be an official to comment on how a game is officiated? I wasn't aware of that rule. Do you need to be a film critic to say whether you thought a movie was bad or not?

I said shouldn't complain much....... I never said not complain at all. If that makes me a hypocrite in your eyes, so be it.

But again, you are looking at one small comment I made among many regarding the poor officiating. If it was only a matter of them occasionally taking a long time to get a call right, I wouldn't have complained. But that wasn't all there was to it. They have repeatedly missed calls, and made incorrect calls. They have failed to protect the QBs, and have generally looked like deers in the headlights on the field.

I didn't anticipate the replacement refs would be as bad as they have proven to be. So, I may be "guilty" of underestimating the impact they would have..... and that has only been in the preseason. I also figured that the NFL would reach a deal with the real refs before the season started, so I wasn't overly concerned. Sadly, I had too much faith in the NFL doing what was in the best interest of the game.

I said shouldn't complain much....... I never said not complain at all. If that makes me a hypocrite in your eyes, so be it.

But again, you are looking at one small comment I made among many regarding the poor officiating. If it was only a matter of them occasionally taking a long time to get a call right, I wouldn't have complained. But that wasn't all there was to it. They have repeatedly missed calls, and made incorrect calls. They have failed to protect the QBs, and have generally looked like deers in the headlights on the field.

I didn't anticipate the replacement refs would be as bad as they have proven to be. So, I may be "guilty" of underestimating the impact they would have..... and that has only been in the preseason. I also figured that the NFL would reach a deal with the real refs before the season started, so I wasn't overly concerned. Sadly, I had too much faith in the NFL doing what was in the best interest of the game.

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you complain about as much as my Ex wife did. So when are you going to quit complaining?